Tag: personal assistant

Virtually impossible not to love. A phrase coined by one of our virtual PA’s; Carrie Hickman. We took this opportunity to find out more about Carrie’s experience as one of our executive assistants and systems coaches at Outsourcery. We asked her some questions and this is what she had to say.     Why did you […]

Planning the dream adventure for a client, however knowledgeable you are, takes a lot of research and meticulous planning. To really stand out as a travel agency, you need to make sure you’re fully up to date on all the recent developments around the globe and can offer your clients a truly personal service that […]

Hiring a full time, in-house personal assistant is a job in itself. There’s the lengthy recruitment process (time and money), the office space (more money), the constant management (time and money), the annual salary (money, money) and a constant flow of work to delegate, because if you’re not delegating you’re paying for someone to sit […]

All the best leaders know how to delegate. They understand that their skills and time are limited so rather than fighting against it, they work with it. They play to their strengths and the expertise of their employees to optimise productivity. But it’s easier said than done. Most of us, to a degree, fear letting […]

You train to be a lawyer to practise law, not to sit at your desk doing administration. A virtual assistant can massively help to reduce your personal workload and give you more time to concentrate on the really important stuff. Plus it’s more cost effective than an in-house personal assistant as you can pay by […]

Natasha Collins Job Position: Managing Director Company: NC Real Estate When did you join Outsourcery? Summer 2016 What made you decide to hire a virtual PA? I needed help, a support system. As the admin of my business started taking off I needed someone on the ground whilst I went out and continued to spread […]

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.2.2″] Written by Henry Walton, Founder at Deeply Social and  Outsourcery   Commercial business is competitive by nature. It’s what drives companies to achieve more and expand further. For entrepreneurs, it’s addictive, vital and all part of the fun. Then there’s the dangerous flip […]

Being the boss is hard. Aside from the huge responsibility of establishing and running a successful business, you’re also in charge of a team of people who inevitably blame you for unhappiness or dissatisfaction in the workplace. People are attracted to inspiring leaders and will always work harder for someone they admire. But how can […]

Most professionals work at least five days a week for an average (on paper) of 8 hours a day, which in reality is much closer to 9 or 10. That leaves very little room for personal life management. The way it tends to go is the more you focus on your career, the more your […]

The evolution of the personal assistant has been more talked about than any other profession. Emma Jacobs opened her piece for the Financial Times in 2015 with the provocative statement: “The secretary is dead”, using a powerful table of statistics to back her up, the most notable being that 47% of the UK’s secretarial roles […]